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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-01-14
WIT AND WISDOM.

Those who have finished by max.
ing others think with them have usual
ly been those who began by daring to
think for themselves.-N. T. Tribune.
Brown to Jones-I say, lend me a
dollar until tomorrow; you see.
changed my vest this morning. Jones
I'm sorry, but I've just invested my
change. Judge.
Doctor" said the friend, stop
ping him on the street, ..what do you
take for a heavy cold?'' "A fee," re-
piled the doctor softly, and so passed
On.-Burdette.
Some one asked Josh Billings
why he didn't write a serious lecture.
"Ah," replied Josh. with wise shake
of the head. 1.-The public won't allow a
man to stand on his feet for their enter.
tainment after he has once stood on his
head. '-Teras Sittings.
See here, my friend" said the
bartender to a man who for several
minutes had been very m uch engrossed
at the free-lunch table: lain t you going
to buy any beer?" mo, SIR" replied
the busy man: Il was reading last night
that beer tends to take away the appe-
tite. ~. Y Sun.
Il understand. sir, that you are a
connoisseur in diamonds" Eyes, sir. "
What kind would you select nova
days?'' well. I'd have the infield
clear of grass, but outside of the bases
l think I'd have fine lawn. I've laid
out lots of ball grounds. Albany
Journal.
Say, mister" said farmer to an
art dealer, whats the price of that
picture? I've got place in my sittin'
room that wants just that picture. "
That's one of Ruben's, can sell it to
you for $4,000 '.Say. mister. pictures
have riz, haven't they? got that size
picture last winter for forty cents.
TId-Bits.
"A little friend of ours was recently
taken to a BARRIERS shop to have his hair
cut for the first time. As the barber
cut and clipped. the little fellow SEEM
ed to become considerably alarmed. for
he suddenly said, in anxious tones,
You'll leave enough to grow, won't
you, misters''- Bazaar.
An Irishman employed by a firm
under the hill recently went to glaz-
ing shop for some glass. when the fol-
lowing colloquy took place: Visitor
Mr.. Painchaud, 1 am after fixing the
windys on the top of Mr.. BIS shop,
and want twinty lights Of l4xI0 glass.
Mr.. Pr haven't any 14x10, but have
plenty of 10xl4. Visitor latter medi-
tating deeply awhile and then looking
up with satisfied expression)-Be ia
bers, will take the 10x14. / can turn
it around. and, faith, they wont know
taa difference.-A. y. Independent.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-01-14
VITALITY OF SEEDS.
Reliable Information for Farmers Engaged
I'm Misunderstanding.

I'm Market-GardeninG.
There is a general misrepresentation
as to the length of time during which
seeds retain their vitality. There is
also a general feeling. equally IN.
grounded. that seedsmen send out old
seeds that will not grow. Some '.bos
seedsmen'' firms, who put up seeds &c
be peddled out in the country. may dc
so; but those in the regular trade send
out no seed that will not grow if given
the proper conditions for termination.
A case in point will illustrate:
A lady Of our acquaintance COM
planned that seeds of celery were bad.
She knew it. for did she not plant them
as deep as the width of her hand-a
pretty broad one-to get them in moist
earth? Is it any wonder that they did
not grow. Minute seeds. like celery,
must be sown not more than an eight
of an inch deep TO insure termination.
As rule the fault is more often that Of
the planter than the seedsmen.
The practical rule is that seeds should
not be planted more than four times
their diameter in depth. 1t is safe
rule TO follow. Another safe rule is to
press fine earth closely about the
seed.
As to the vitality of seeds. the follow
ing table may be taken As correct. If
the seed has been well ripened and
saved ia the condition usual with seeds
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-01-14
WASHINGTON WAITS.
The President and the ex-Convict-rostal
Notes-sSryhum sugar.

The President and the Postal
Notes-sSrshum Sugar.
WASHINGTON, Jan. THE President re-
ceived a call yesterday from . young man
whom he had recently pardoned from tho
penitentisry. When he saw the card he
Immediately recognized the name and di-
rected that the visitor be shown in. The
young man said he lived some distance from
Washington but had come here to perso-
nally thank the President for restoring him
to liberty and to his family, ana. also To as
sure him that in the future his conduct
would convince the President that his Gle
mency had not been misapplied. The Pres
fdeut treated his visitor very kindly;
and after inquiring into his past life and
future prospects advised him to go to work
and make himself a useful citizen. adding
that it was never too late to reform and
there was plenty of room for him in the
world
Superintendent Mcdonald. Of the Money
Order System Post-ofice Department. has
issued a circular stating that the act ap-
proved January B 1SSs. authorizes the issue
only OF postal notes. not the payment there
of. at such post-ofiices other than money
order offices as the Postmaster General
may designate. Every application or petit
should specify the number of inhabitants
of the place from which it ema-
mates and briefly the reasons for
desiring the extension of the postal
note system. and should contain such state
uents as will tend to show that this means
of making small remittances is needed.
Each application or petition should be
signed by the postmaster of the locality,
who will be required to give a slightly in
creased bond to cover the value of the blank
notes intrusted to him. and should be ad-
dressed to the Superintendent of the Money
Order System. Post-ofice Department,
Washington. ID. c.
Senator Plumb appeared before the sub
committee Of the Agricultural Arpropria-
ton Committee of the House of Representa-
tives yesterday and urged liberal appropri-
atoms for continuing the experimental
tests for the manufacture of sugar from
sorghum at the Parkinson sugar works at
Fort Scott, Kan.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-01-14
ANCIENT ACTS.

In Eagiaad Ceatursss Age.
The most stringent laws we have had
passed were those of James L, which
may almost be called the frst piece Of
Temperance legislation; for though the
Act Of Edward vi. gave power to jus
tees to suppress unnecessary tippling
houses. it was chiefly directed against
using unlawful games, and bound the
licensed victualers to keep good order
in their houses. The act in the first
year Of James was intended to restrain
the inoriinate haunting and tippling in
inns and ale houses; it declares the
.'true use of ale houses" to be for the
relief Of wayfarers, and not for the
s.entertainment of lewde and idle PEG
ple." There was to be a penalty of ten
shillings for permitting ''unlawful
drinking" and all drinking was unlaw-
full except by bona fide travellers. by
the guests Of travellers, and by artisans
and laborers during their dinner hour.
The public house was only to be open
to residents in the locality for one hour
in the day, for the consumption OF
liquor on the premises. This act was
made perpetual. with some modifica-
tons intended to render conviction more
easy. in the last Parliament of James.
In the first of Charles the penalties were
somewhat relaxed but the law could
not be enforced, and under these strin-
gent laws drunkenness increased apace.
1t had reached an extraordinary pitch
in 1859, when . French Protestant
wrote from London: There is within
this city, and in all the. towns of En-.
gland which have passed through. Sc
prodigious a number Of houses where
they sell certain drink called ale. that
I think good half Of the inhabitants
may be denominated ale house keepers.
But what is most deplorable
where gentlemen sit 'and spend much
of their time drinking muddy kind Of
beverage. and tobacco. which has uni
versally besotted the nation. and al
which I hear they have consumed many
noble estates. And that
nothing may be wanting to the height
of luxury and impiety Of this abomina.
ton. they have translated the organs
out of the churches to set them up in
taverns. chanting their dithyrambics
and bestial bacchanalias to the tune OF
those instruments which were wont to
assist them in the celebration of God
praises. and regulate the voices of the
worst singers in the world, which are
the English in their churches at present.
Contemporary RerieU.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-01-14
A SMALLPOX Scare.

NEW YORK. Jan s.-An epidemic OF small
pox is feared IN Brooklyn The first case
occurred week or more ago in a densely
populated portion Of the city. where there
were 10000 people in houses lily built on
land which has been reclaimed from a
swamp. 1t is openly charged that the
board Of health has been derelict in the
matter. has suffered a number of cases
of smallpox to pass unnoticed; has re-
moved patients to the pest house without
due regard to the safety Of the neighbors
from contsgiou. permitting children to con-
greezte near by when patients We're being
removed from their houses to the van. and
that persons whose clothing was infected
were allowed to go about the streets at will
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-01-14

new YoRK, Jan The Supreme Cour.
yesterday granted attachments against the
assets Of the insolvent firm of E n Eos
ter T. Co. At the instance of Messrs. Blum
ensted T. Hersch. on behalf Of A s. Henry
L Co. manufacturers of silk plush at Man
chester, England, upon claims for over $50
Doc and Joseph Brooks Il Co.. of Bradford
England. on a claim for &s,495. It is
charged that Foster e Co. have re-
moved and disposed Of their property
with intent to defraud the creditors. and
made fictitious preferences to relatives in
the assignment filed last mouth The allie
cation is made that Porter 4 Co., who were
npholsterers in this city purchased goods
abroad. which were pledged Tor loaas-
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-01-14

I'm view of the progress achieved
Of late in the domain of celestial photo
graphy, the French Academy Of
Sciences has decided to propose that an
international conference be held in
Paris next spring to make arrange
ments for the elaboration Of . photo
graphic map of the heavens to be stimuli
taneously executed by ten or twelve
observatories scattered over the whole
surface of the globe.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-01-14
Wants thu Facts Known.

been led so many times into buying differ-
ent things for the liver, kidneys and blood,
that have done Us more harm than good,
feel it due your readers to advise them
when an honest and good medicine like DR..
Harter's Iron Tonic can be had. Yours
truly, MOLD SCBsCRIBBR.-L.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-01-14
II Sufferers from Consumption,

Ecrofula, Bronchitis and General Debility
will try SCOTS Emulsion Of Cod Liver Oil
with Hypophosphites, they will find i'm
mediate relief and permanent benefit Tho
Medical Profession universally declare 1t .
remedy Of the greatest value and very pals
table. Read: have used Scott's Emul-
sion in several cases Of Scrofula and De
bility in Children Results most crafty
ing. Nv little patients take It with pleas
ure. w. A. RrLBERr, Il D., Salisbury, Ill
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-01-14

LIFE is burdensome. alike to the sufferer
and all around him, while dyspepsia and its
attending evils holds sway. Complaints of
this nature can be speedily cured by tax
ing Prickly Ash Bitters regularly. Thou
sands once thus afflicted now bear cheerful
testimony as to its merits.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-01-14

-AcroRs, Vocallsts, Public Speakers praise
Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-01-14

UNLIKE other cathartics, DR.. Pierce's
"Pellets" do not render the bowels costive
after operation, but, on the contrary, estab-
lish permanently healthy action. Being
entirely regsta6,e. NO particular care is re-
quired while using them. By druggists.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-01-14

SPORTING men want the earth. II cham
piou wrestler in a match turns his back on
it he il lost-y U. PicaywRs.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-01-14

- Secret, involuntary drains
upon the system promptly cured. Large
book giving particulars, 10 cents in stamps.
Address, Worlds Dispensary Medical Assoc
citation, 6G3 Main Street, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-01-14

DARWIN must have had the toboggan
slide in mind when he wrote THE Descent
Of Man. It'd Bits
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-01-14

"A subscriber asks: ''Can you send
me a good receipt for good hoarhound
candy?" Certainly, dear. Send along
your candy and you will get a receipt
by return mail.-Ncw Haren Ne,cs.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-01-14

NO, MI son, cars provided with hunks
are not necessarily carbunkles.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-01-14

WoNAS will always be puzzle, but tho
man who will give her up isn't worthy Of
the understandable Journal
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-01-14

CorsHs AND HoARsESEss.-The irrita-
ton which induces coughing Immediately
relieved by use Of "BrorR's Brosehiai
Troches." Sold only in boxes. Price . cts.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-01-14

An early settler-one who pays for his
lodging before retiring.-7ezas Sift,nas.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-01-14

CoxeRIssNxy endorse Red Star Cough
Cure - safe, prompt, sura s cents abottle.
Neuralgia Il cured in single night BY St.
Jacobs Oil. the greatest remedy Of the ages
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-01-14

prevents some doctors from advertising
their skill, but we are bound BY no such
conventional rules and think that II We
make discovery that II Of benefit TO our
fellows, We ought to spread the fact TO the
whole land. Therefore we cause to be pub
lished throughout the land the fact that DR..
r v. Perce's ~Golden Medical Discovery"
is the best known remedy for consumption
(scrofula Of the lungsl and kindred dis
with unsurpassed means Of self-trcatmeut
Address, Worlds Dispensary Medical A.
ISOLATION, 663 Main Street, Buffalo, N. 7.
NEVER make sleeps eyes at q young
lady who is possessed Of q big brother. He
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-01-14

A REMEDY for fits-send your clothes to
q Enthusiastically Sua.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-01-14

PIsO's Remedy for Catarrh is Agreeable
to use. 1t is not liquid or SNUFF. Soc.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-01-14

CONF to light-the Statue Of Liberty
Teas SJtisgs.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-01-14

A BAsI-BALL captain Is teaching school
this winter in Vermont town. 1t Is still
the bat and bawl with him--Boston Tran-
kripe
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-01-14
Quaker Testimony.

MrA A. Il Dauphin, Philadelphia has
done great deal:to make known to ladies
there the great value Of Ma P:nkhan's
Vegetable Compound, ~ . cure for their
troubles and diseases. She writes a. fol-
lows: "A young lady Of this city while
bathing some years ago was thrown vio-
lently against the life line and the injuries
received resulted in an ovarian tumor
which grew and enlarged until daazA asensed
oeytGfA Her physician finally advised her
to try HrA Pinkham's Compound. She did 30
and in . short time the tumor was dissolved
and ~ o nos b perfect Aealth Ialso know
Of many cases where the medicine has been
Of great value in preventing miscarriage
and alleviating the pains and dangers Of
childbirth. PhiIadelphia ladies appreciate
the worth Of this medicine and it, great
value"
Sent BY mail in PHI and Losenge form On
receipt of price, 81. Mrs.. Pinkham, Lynn,
Mass. Also in liquid form, all 1t DruggistA
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-01-14

II afflicted with Sore Eyes use Dr.. Isaac
Thompson's EyeWster Druggists sell it sc.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-01-14

MEN Of note-bank cashiers hi,eha,
TiSa<R
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-01-14
ElY'4
CREAM BALM

Smell, Hearing
A 0uiCk RELIEF
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BALDWIN,s THOUSAND FEET JUMP.
Sensational Descent to the Ground From
Balloon on a Parachute.

SAN FRANCISCO, February l.-Clinging
to a parachute T. S. Baldwin leaped this
afternoon from balloon over thousand
feet up in the air, thus making the biggest
drop jump on record. Baldwin is the man
who walked on a tight rope from the Cliff
House to Seal Rock last summer, and who
claims to have passed across Niagara Falls
on some slim support.
His last feat took place in an enclosure
outside Golden Gate Park, and was wit
messed by about twelve thousand people
The balloon was Professor Van TassePs
Eclipse, and at three O'Clock Baldwin ap
peared in feshings and spangles- Hevault-
ed lightly into the basket. To this was at
tached what looked like an enormous white
canvas umbrella about ten feet long closed
up, and with fixed trapeze in place of a
handle. At Baldwin's signal the rope at
tached to the balloon was payed out until q
trife over thousand feet had been reeled
off the windlass.
Baldwin was then seen to step on the RIM
of the basket and, grasping the trapeze in
his hands, gave shout and jumped into
space. For q second athlete and canvas at
tached fell with lightning speed, while a
great scream went up from below. Another
second and the parachute opened and the
fall was so visibly arrested that the machine
and man halted in mid air like a great
strange bird. Then gravitation asserted it.
self and once more Baldwin began to fall.
The rush downward increased with every
foot until the velocity was frightful, and
again people began to scream.
An instant and Baldwin WAS crashing
through branches of small waffle trees.
Thousands rushed to his aid. but, picking
himself up, he threw back sOmerSaults, ran
fifty yard squirt and said he would make
the drop fifteen hundred next time.
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Vest Virginia Legislature.

Last week II B 10, authorizing the
county of Jefferson to fund at lower rate
of interest outstanding bonds of the cOun-
tv. coming up on a second reading was "a
mended and passed to its third reading.
On motion of Mr.. Lucas the Constitutional
rule was suspended and the bill was read
third time and passed with its title. Mr..
Chew moved that the bill take effect from
its passage, which was agreed to, two-thirds
voting in the affirmative.
On Monday the State Senate passed bill
concerning the taking of land without the
owners consent for purposes of public util-
ity; also bill providing for the appoint
ment of directors for the Hospital for the
Insane The board is to consist of nine
members, divided into three classes The
term of Office for the first class to be two
years from March / next, second class four
wears, third class six years A bill was also
passed compelling railroad companies to
appoint agents on whom service OF process
and notices may be made.
In the House of Delegates, q bill for pro-
hibiting the manufacture and sale of intoX-
icating liquors was taken up and passed to
its second reading. The bill is intended to
take the place of the prohibition resolution
defeated Saturday.
The twelfth ballot for United States SEN
ator Monday stood Camden, %; |. H..
Duyall Rep. S2 l.. S. Newman, Dem, II (;
two scattering. There were II present.
Necessary to a choice 49,
The House passed what is known as the
Lucas free-pass bill. 1t prohibits all rail-
roads from issuing free passes to public Of
ficers and delegates to political conventions.
The BILL as far as it has gone is triumph
for GOV. Wilson, who recommended in his
message the passage of bill preventing
public officials from receiving and using
passes on any public conveyance. The bill
also prevents publishers from sending pa
person periodicals to public officials Tie
bill will probably be defeated in the Senate.
At the session of the joint assembly Tues
day there we're rs members present-neces-
sary for choice 49, The vote was CAM
den 80; Duvall, rep 81; Harris, dem
II; J. T. Janney, (greenbacker,l 6; john
sou
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NOTICE OF
Commissioner Of .ECcOUlits.

VNHE following Fiduciary Accounts are be-
Il fore me for settlement:
Aug. p. Z. Baker Administrator of {. J. Bow
Nov. IS. VIM. L. Wilson and E. Tearney, Ex-
ecutors Of Colin c. Porter.
juno 7. F. W Brown, Trustee of Jno. L. Hill
bert &c Sons.
June o. J. G. Hurs:, Administrator of L. c.
Decaulne.
June Q. J. G. Hurst, Administrator of Basil
Avis.
Aug. .. E. Baker, Administrator of O.S Jan
ney.
Nov. 1. W II. T. Lewis, Executor of F. A.
Lewis.
Nov. 10. Jacob H. Engle, Agent of j. Merrett's
heirs
Nov. 20. y. 5. White, Administrator of Leon
ard Sader.
Nov. %. Robt. Chew, Administrator of Rodger
Chew.
Nov. p. Jos Trapnell, Guardian of Mary NJ.
and J. c. Sheerer.
Nov. q. J. V. Simmons, Executor OF Matilda
B. McCurdy.
Dec 10. b. Z. Beavers and Jno f. Porter, Ex-
ecutors Of Jesse Porter.
1887.
Jan. :. Chas II. Kable Guardian Of NJ. T.,
S.C-S.J., G. NJ. l. \ and d. L. Smith.
Jan. :. NJ. Helm, Executor Of ThOs. Hite.
Jan Il. +. 4. Yates, Administrator of Danl
L. Smith
Jan. -. Adam 5. Link, Administrator Of
Adam Link
Jan. p Helen NJ Pendleton, Administrators
of Dudley d. Pendeton.
Feb l. VIM p Craighill, Guardian of Mary,
Sarah T. and Nathl K. Craighill
Given under my hand this lst day Of Febru-
arv. 1857. : W. WASHINGTON,
Feb. 3. lSS7-2t. Comr of Accounts.
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There arc good many gentlemen around
who are eating CROW" OF are getting ready
to eat it, but the editor of THE FREE Press
is not one of Them.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1887-02-10

The Republicans Of Indiana are trying
to make it appear that Judge Iurpie was
not fairly elected, but nobody knows better
than they DO that there was no turPitude
in that business
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EsfTay Steer.

4 STEER white all over, weighing from
N 200 to 500 pounds left the farm of Mr..
Bates on Tuesday. 18th of January, 1857. A
liberal reward will be paid for the same il
brought to me in Oh estown.
Jan. p, 1887. W. $. VI RELIANT.
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100 ACRES or LAND

lying in Berkeley County adjoining the lands
Of Mrs Burns, c. o. Payne and others. This
is a well watered tract Of land and well adapt
ed to grazing.
A right Of way to the Martinsburg road Is
reserved through this line.
TERMS OF SALE, as prescribed 10y The de-
cree One-third Of the purchase money in cash
on day of sale, and the balance in two equal
annual payments, evidenced by notes Of the
purchaser with interest and title reserved I'M
til all the purchase money is paid.
BLACKBURN HUGHES,
Special Commissioner.
State of West Virginia, Jefferson County, Set
In the Clerks Office OF the Circ1it Court
1T. W. Latimer, Clerk of the Circuit Court,
hereby certify that Blackburn Hughes has Civ
en- bond in the above cause
T. ". LATIMER, Clerk.
Jan. y, 18S7-it Free Press Fee, 1919